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Visiting Research Fellow, School of Humanities, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Adelaide University
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Teaching Fellow in Comedy, Bath Spa University
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor of English, Flinders University
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Screen, University of Westminster